A GRANT scheme to fund green-minded projects in Burnham and North Somerset is welcoming applications.
A total of £25,000 is up for grabs from the Burnham and Weston Energy CIC’s Sunshine Fund – which grants money to community initiatives with a focus on sustainability, wellbeing or community benefit.
Burnham and Weston Energy CIC is a community-owned solar farm on the outskirts of Lympsham.
Projects funded by the scheme in previous years have included LED lighting for community halls, solar panels for a community shop, and new equipment for community litter-picking group, Friends of Berrow Beach.
Applicants are encouraged to get in touch if they think they know of a good cause in the community that promotes sustainability, community wellbeing, and environmental action.
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“Over the last 12 months the fund has supported some fantastic community initiatives, and we’re delighted to open applications once again,” a CIC spokesperson said.
“We’re especially keen to hear from groups raising awareness of climate change, as well as projects that bring wider benefits to the community.”
Previously, grants have been limited to £2,500, but the company will consider larger grants for suitable projects.
The fund is available for rural parishes within a 10km radius of Wick Farm, at Lympsham, and includes the urban areas of Burnham-on-Sea, Highbridge, and Weston-super-Mare.
Projects benefiting from grants cover an area stretching up the Somerset coastline from Burnham-on-Sea to Weston-super-Mare, and inland to Mark and Winscombe.
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